I secretly disliked my DD's name when I was pregnant..my husband chose her name. Once she was born it didn't matter she just became this girl that i loved forever. DD is Gabriella Alexis and my DS is Troy Anthony...a name i will always love because its strong and simple
Unfourtunatly your mom is going to call him that and theres nothing you can do about it. But maybe when he gets older he will tell her he doesnt like that name. My grandma used to try and make nicknames for me all the time because Alexandria was too much to say. I told her I didnt like the nicknames she gave me, but I ended up with Alex.
Quoting mommy362012:I love the name i gave my son xavier but my mom dont like it one bit so she calls him aj for short his middle name is alex james so my mom calls him that what do i do about that?
Oh, I read you wrong. I thought you said you do pronounce it as in "john." Gotcha! SIL got the name from the 49er as well, which makes me curious-where did HIS parents get it? haha. (SIL/BIL also aren't 49ers fans, the name just caught their attention. It's a good one!)
Quoting BzMama44:
so do we. : ) the "on" at the end sounds just like the "on" at the end of brandon. we DONT pronounce it like the "on" in jon.
Quoting Septimus:
My nephew is Braylon but we do say it "luhn."
Quoting BzMama44:
i named my son Braylon Curtis and while i still like his name 2 years later i dont like that people sometimes mispronounce it. its pronounced "Bray - luhn" not "Bray -lahn".



- Charlotte1608
on Mar. 6, 2012 at 8:04 PM